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Xenoblade v Skyrim

An opinion poll

I haven't done this before, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I was wondering about other gamer's opinions about Skyrim or Xenoblade. I've read different reviews for both games and they both sound like great games. Only one of them is going to be purchased.

I think Skyrim might be a little behind Xenoblade. Skyrim, based on it's reputation, leads me to believe that the free roaming element may get a little boring. I need a purpose and direction in my games. I know that Xenoblade might have a little less of the free roaming element.

Graphics aren't paramount. The storyline is, in my RPGs.

Combat must be smooth and can't get bogged down. That's a real turn off.

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Both are good

The truth is both are really good, but in different ways (despite having some similarities)

Breaking it down as simply as I can its like this:

Skrim: Better looking game, the crafting is good and the exploration is much deeper, with a world that feels more alive most of the time. Always heaps to do, from following quests to just wandering around.

Xeonoblade: If I am being honest to myself her, this is a better game all around - yeah its a bit rough around the edges (and I honestly feel that its a shame it was on the wii because of the systems limitations) but the world feels more unique and is a great blend of sci-fi and fantasy, there is also heaps to do, though how much you do is up to you (I finished most of the quests in this game, got my chars to 99 and did some of the super-bosses). But where it is vastly superior is in the story that it tells, which feels better told and is much larger in scope. The characters are also really good as well, and seriously, the combat is fantastic.

Both are fantastic games, and great in their own right, but I felt more of a connection to Xenoblade and spent more time with it. It is not just the best JRPG of last year (when Australia got it) but also stands as proof that not all Japanese games are stuck in the mud as some people say (and its a view that I sort of agree with for the most part, Japan is falling behind the west in many regards).

Also - in the AU release we got British voice actors (and they used british idioms too!) which was just a fantastic breath of fresh air.